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**lizadax** · 09-09-2012, 12:13 AM

done that, many times. that they do not check the contents is a matter of corrupt arrangement. they do not have the manpòwer to check all the boxes, but they could do random checks on ALL. i know guys here whose stuff does not get checked in customs. they have a hook at Manzanillo, and the container goes from ship to business...that is common knowledge. if you try to import on your own, of course it will get checked...the guys need their comision, and you are not one of their ¨preferred customers¨:

That's exactly what they do: Random checks and checks done on highly problematic shippers.

Just so you know, this happens all over the world at ports for large volume shippers! In the US the number of containers actually hand checked prior to getting the go ahead to leave the port is less than that for the DR!!!!

It's IMPOSSIBLE to check each box on volume shippers! Can't be done unless you're willing (as a country) to hold cargo in the ports pending check for months or to contract a stupid number of people (never mind the logistics) to carry that out on time.

The Law was old and never enforced for the same reason: It can't be effectively applied 100% or even 50%, let alone to curtail the trafficking.

The DR's free zones and plenty of manufacturers out of it, use the most economical used clothes by the pound to stuff/fill other products where there's no Law against using non-new materials for those products.

They do wash them and all that stuff, but still some people can break out on certain allergies due to products mixed into the fillings. The DR sells a lot of mattresses to the region that make extensive use of that material.

The problem for the country's large stores and general biz is when those same channels are abused for importing new clothes as used ones and avoid paying the same taxes on imports.

A new format needs to be invoked to deal with this problem and it's very hard to implement, as this calls for having a strict licensing system in place for all labels in the country and foreign brands. Much like only authorized stores can carry such and such labels as new for sale. Easy on paper, but even first world super powers like the US and much of the EU has had very limited success that way.

I happen to believe we don't need more Laws, but actual enforcement of the ones we already have and make the penalties so stiff and prison time so hard to bare that very few will dare to break the Law at the ports.

It's the same view and stance I have with drug enforcement: Forget the dealers and focus on their client base. Destroy their client base and see demand evaporate, therefore supply will crumble along with it.

09-09-2012, 12:13 AM	#32
lizadax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	done that, many times. that they do not check the contents is a matter of corrupt arrangement. they do not have the manpòwer to check all the boxes, but they could do random checks on ALL. i know guys here whose stuff does not get checked in customs. they have a hook at Manzanillo, and the container goes from ship to business...that is common knowledge. if you try to import on your own, of course it will get checked...the guys need their comision, and you are not one of their ¨preferred customers¨: That's exactly what they do: Random checks and checks done on highly problematic shippers. Just so you know, this happens all over the world at ports for large volume shippers! In the US the number of containers actually hand checked prior to getting the go ahead to leave the port is less than that for the DR!!!! It's IMPOSSIBLE to check each box on volume shippers! Can't be done unless you're willing (as a country) to hold cargo in the ports pending check for months or to contract a stupid number of people (never mind the logistics) to carry that out on time. The Law was old and never enforced for the same reason: It can't be effectively applied 100% or even 50%, let alone to curtail the trafficking. The DR's free zones and plenty of manufacturers out of it, use the most economical used clothes by the pound to stuff/fill other products where there's no Law against using non-new materials for those products. They do wash them and all that stuff, but still some people can break out on certain allergies due to products mixed into the fillings. The DR sells a lot of mattresses to the region that make extensive use of that material. The problem for the country's large stores and general biz is when those same channels are abused for importing new clothes as used ones and avoid paying the same taxes on imports. A new format needs to be invoked to deal with this problem and it's very hard to implement, as this calls for having a strict licensing system in place for all labels in the country and foreign brands. Much like only authorized stores can carry such and such labels as new for sale. Easy on paper, but even first world super powers like the US and much of the EU has had very limited success that way. I happen to believe we don't need more Laws, but actual enforcement of the ones we already have and make the penalties so stiff and prison time so hard to bare that very few will dare to break the Law at the ports. It's the same view and stance I have with drug enforcement: Forget the dealers and focus on their client base. Destroy their client base and see demand evaporate, therefore supply will crumble along with it.
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